Got the e-mail about the free sample offered when you buy something in-store, and decided that one can never have too much Rootbeer Float tea when it’s already 40% off. Plus…I love apple cider, and really wanted to love this tea.
I wanted to love it. Really, I did. I read the ingredients and thought…“artificial this, artificial that; is anything real in this tea except the apple pieces?!” so already not a good start.
The SMELL. Oh, boy. The smell. It smells absolutely wonderful. A bit artificial, but smells like apple cream. I would hardly call it apple CIDER. Not a hint of cinnamon or cloves in sight. But almost more like…apple butter? Like if I mixed some apple butter in with hot water and drank it. That’s the smell.
The taste: artificial. Not good. Yes, a bit apple-y and creamy, but on the whole not a pleasant experience. I found the aftertaste of the artificial flavour really unpleasant, and it almost made my cheeks hurt.
Verdict: won’t be buying this. Not true to the name of the tea (I wanted spicy apple tea), and too artificial for my liking.
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That is so sad, though a tea that has the taste of apple butter could be fantastic.
Sadly I’ve found that great smell and great taste are often inversely proportional when it comes to fruity teas. Thanks for the heads-up!
agree it’s not cider at all. long term i think i’d be tired of this after 50g max
@Amanda: see, I would have thought so, too. If it tasted like actual apple butter and not apple butter flavouring :(
@Mikumofu: I find the same, especially with David’s Tea recently. I find their quality of herbal teas really going down the pooper. Lots of filler, and artificial flavour galore.
@Sil: Agreed. 50g would be my max, and that might take me forever to consume.
That is so sad, though a tea that has the taste of apple butter could be fantastic.
Sadly I’ve found that great smell and great taste are often inversely proportional when it comes to fruity teas. Thanks for the heads-up!
agree it’s not cider at all. long term i think i’d be tired of this after 50g max
@Amanda: see, I would have thought so, too. If it tasted like actual apple butter and not apple butter flavouring :(
@Mikumofu: I find the same, especially with David’s Tea recently. I find their quality of herbal teas really going down the pooper. Lots of filler, and artificial flavour galore.
@Sil: Agreed. 50g would be my max, and that might take me forever to consume.